What should a 6 year old girl wear to a funeral?

[unravioling]

I feel that I should know this, but I don't. Sadly, we have to go to a funeral and DD will be coming with us. It will be a formal/traditional funeral. What should she wear? She doesn't have any black clothes, or anything particularly dark. School uniform? If not, does anyone know where I could buy some formal children's clothes for an event like this.

Death is a part of life and it doesn't children no favours to shelter them from that fact, attending funerals also helps them to process a loss. In my family children are welcome at funerals, they're not even expected to sit still or be quiet during it, then at the wake they're played with and coddled, babies get passed around, one of the older uncles will do some sort of hoy out for them so they've got money for sweets. It all turns into a bit of a party atmosphere because its a celebration of life more than anything and they're the next generation, proof that life goes on and that they'll carry forward the memories of the person we lost.

I'm sorry for your loss, OP. Ignore the people who say she shouldn't be there.

I was 8 at my grandmother's funeral and wore a pair of dark trousers (may have been jeans) and a navy jumper.

If it is a formal one I would go for a darker colour and simple design.

School uniform - that is odd for me. I would think as a child I would remember the funeral and maybe the emotions every time I put it on.

@caringcarer

I would not take a 6 year old to a funeral. Would child not be better off at school?

My FIL will pass away in the next few days or week, and DD (4) will definitely be going to his funeral.

We will also be asking her if she wishes to go and see him and say goodbye in hospital (if she's allowed in). MIL is the only person who has been allowed to visit in a month, and even she didn't see him for the first 3 weeks he was an inpatient.

@Hospedia

Death is a part of life and it doesn't children no favours to shelter them from that fact, attending funerals also helps them to process a loss. In my family children are welcome at funerals, they're not even expected to sit still or be quiet during it, then at the wake they're played with and coddled, babies get passed around, one of the older uncles will do some sort of hoy out for them so they've got money for sweets. It all turns into a bit of a party atmosphere because its a celebration of life more than anything and they're the next generation, proof that life goes on and that they'll carry forward the memories of the person we lost.

I'm sorry for your loss, OP. Ignore the people who say she shouldn't be there.

Completely agree, we shouldn't be sheltered from death, it's part of life.